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1994 Senate elections · Virginia history

Virginia U.S. Senate election 1994

Charles S. Robb DEM +2.7 · Class I seat · held 11/8/94

Votes counted
2,057,463
Margin
2.7 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/8/94

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Charles S. Robb WonDEM938,37645.61%
Oliver L. NorthREP882,21342.88%
Marshall ColemanIND235,32411.44%
Write-in—1,4370.07%
L. Douglas WilderIND1130.01%
Total2,057,463

Official source: data

Other Virginia Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class ITimothy Michael Kaine8.9
2020Class IIMark R. Warner12.1
2018Class ITimothy Michael Kaine16.0
2014Class IIMark R. Warner0.8
2012Class ITimothy Michael Kaine5.9
2008Class IIMark R. Warner31.3
2006Class IJim Webb0.4
2002Class IIJohn W. Warner72.8
2000Class IGeorge F. Allen4.6
1996Class IIJohn W. Warner5.1
1994Class ICharles S. Robb2.7
1990Class IIJohn W. Warner62.8

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1994 Virginia Senate race?

Charles S. Robb (DEM) won with 45.6% of the vote, ahead of Oliver L. North (42.9%), a margin of 2.7 points.

Did the Virginia Senate seat change party in 1994?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1994 Virginia Senate race?

2,057,463 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.